On the hunt, End of an Ear, Austin TX

Great anti-war song from Jimmy Cliff (1946-2025): "Vietnam" (1970) - it told the sad story of a mother receiving a letter, informing her that her son had died in Vietnam. At the end of the track Cliff pleaded: "somebody please stop that war now" www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtqI...

New acquisitions: 44 Vietnam and political records

New acquisition: "No More Viet Nams", by Viet Nam Vets Band

Visit to Spin Sounds, Dorking, Surrey

New acquisition: "Shipping Out to Viet Nam" (1965), Billy Thomas

New acquisition: "A Song to Florence Beaumont" - about the immolation of a US anti-Vietnam War protester. Not seen this one before, rare addition to the collection

Calgary # 5, Blackbyrd Myoozik

Calgary #4, Sloth Records

Stop #3, Turn It Up Records, Calgary

Stop #2, Recordland Limited

1st stop in Calgary, Hot Wax. On the hunt for political and war records 🧐

largest sale of answer records in "human history"! i love this guy

Interviewed in the latest edition of Shindig! Magazine about the Vietnam War Song Project: www.silverbackpublishing.rocks/product/shin...

New acquisition: "I'm a Demonstratin' G.I. From Fort Bragg" (1965), both Vietnam & Civil Rights: "if I can defend it overseas, why don’t you set my people free". Front cover featured images of the KKK and a burned-out school bus

Some labor / union songs posted: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

James McMurty at Gruene Hall on Friday night, he performed his new Vietnam-related song "South Texas Lawman" - "he reckons after Vietnam we must've all gone soft" - the war continuing to feature in songs. Great show!

15 Bruce Springsteen songs related to the Vietnam War - see the list here: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...

A few pictures from @waterloorecords.bsky.social which closes its current location this weekend, been one of my regular spots for nearly 10 years in Austin

Songs referencing the Occupation of Alcatraz (1969-71): rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...

At Harvest Records, Asheville, on the hunt for Vietnam War songs

A few more anti-busing songs posted to YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Static Records, Asheville NC

Two Vietnam songs from Connie Francis, who died 16 July: "A Letter From a Soldier" (1966) and "A Nurse in the U.S. Army" (1966) - the latter a promotional record for Armed Forces Radio. Billboard said: "Army nurses get an assist - singer Connie Francis... come[s] to the aid of the Army Nurses Corps"

Tom Lehrer on "the bomb", just posted on my YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgKq...

Short stop in Nashville, at the Groove, on the hunt

New acquisition: from Australia, "Vietnam Voices" flexi disc, "Sister Joan Davies and the Children of Vietnam"

New acquisition about the Vietnamese boat people

On the hunt with filmmaker Naeem Mohaiemen from Columbia University who is making a documentary on the Vietnam War. Thanks to Black Gold Records in Brooklyn for letting us film!

Record #950: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fortunate Son b/w Down on the Corner (1969, 7”, US, Fantasy Records) @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social

On the hunt in Gruene TX while catching some country music at the dance hall

Digitising in progress

Small record market at Ghost Note Brewing in Dripping Springs TX

Rượu đế is Vietnamese rice moonshine, secretly distilled in tall fields of grass beyond the prying eyes of colonisers & communists Meet the passionate distillers bringing it to America - my latest for Craft Spirits Magazine (p46-49)🥃🍚 🇻🇳 issuu.com/americancraf...

New acquisition: Humphrey campaign record, both song (a-side) and spoken word (b-side) reference ending the #VietnamWar

New acquisitions arrived

Digitising #VietnamWar and political songs, catching up on the backlog

60+ songs reference the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Research: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme... Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

100s of #VietnamWar songs were recorded by US military personnel and veterans. See list here: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme... Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

From the Austin Record Convention on Saturday, on the hunt 🧐

VWSP featured in this article, check it out: www.dw.com/en/vietnam-w...

Also popped into Growl Records, behind Division Brewery - Arlington TX

New record shop in Arlington TX called Truth Vinyl, with cocktail bar

Another Charlottesville stop, Melody Supreme

Visiting friends in Charlottesville VA, stopped by Sidetracks Music, on the hunt 🧐

75 new acquisitions in, Vietnam and political records. Adding to the digitising backlog 😯

Also just posted more Vietnam War songs from Australia: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Full list here: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...

Songs posted on YouTube about pollution, including "Un-Pollution" by The Smubbs which included a clip of Richard Nixon's speech to Congress in 1972 about passing environmental protections: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

New research / list: Hip Hop songs referencing the Vietnam War: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme... Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Vietnam War "song poems" posted on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...